Marvel Solicitations for January 2014

We’ll ring in the new year and then the following Wednesday get new comics! Woo hoo! Here’s what Marvel has for us in January.

ALL-NEW MARVEL NOW! POINT ONE #1

DAN SLOTT, AL EWING, JAMES ROBINSON, NATHAN EDMONDSON

& NICK SPENCER (W)

MICHAEL ALLRED, LEE GARBETT, STEVE PUGH, PHIL NOTO,

AND RAGS MORALES (A)

Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA

Variant cover by STEVE MCNIVEN

• Here we go again! It’s your one-stop entry point to the world of ALL-NEW MARVEL NOW! Loki embarks on a mission for Asgard! The Silver Surfer and Dawn experience the cosmic rays of Nautikos! A Kree Pursuer and her Special Forces team prepare to invade the Earth! The Black Widow goes undercover in Russia! And can even the Indestructible Hulk survive the aid and assistance of fellow Avengers Cannonball and Sunspot?

After the fall of the Inhuman City Attilan and the explosion of the Terrigen Bomb, thousands of people across the globe with no connection to the strange super race have transformed into Inhumans! The transformations have given them powers that are dangerous and terrifying, making them targets. With Inhuman king Black Bolt believed dead, is there anyone for these new Inhumans to turn to?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ALL-NEW INVADERS #1

JAMES ROBINSON (W) • STEVE PUGH (A)

Cover by MUKESH SINGH

Variant Cover by John Cassaday

Sketch Variant by John Cassaday

Design Variant by TBD

Young Variant by Skottie Young

Blank Variant also available

“GODS AND SOLDIERS” PART ONE

• Eisner Award winner James Robinson (STARMAN, EARTH 2) returns to MARVEL, uniting with Steve Pugh (ANIMAL MAN, HOTWIRE, GEN-X) to create a unique, modern day take on the INVADERS.

• The KREE EMPIRE intends to conquer the universe using a weapon that will grant them an army of NORSE GODS.

• It falls to four heroes united by their past—CAPTAIN AMERICA, NAMOR, THE ORIGINAL HUMAN TORCH and the WINTER SOLDIER—who must now face the future and wage war against the Kree to save Earth.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ALL-NEW X-MEN #22.NOW

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W)

STUART IMMONEN (A/C)

Variant Cover by Dale Keown

Sketch Variant by Dale Keown

X-Men 50th Anniversary Polybagged Poster Variant by Various

Animal Variant by TBD

Blank Variant Also Available

“The Trial of Jean Grey”

The arrival of the original X-Men in the present sent shockwaves through the Marvel Universe, but we’ve only seen the effects on Earth. When alien races learn that Jean Grey, host of the destructive Phoenix Force, is back on earth, they do something about it. Now it’s up to the rest of the All-New X-Men and the Guardians of the Galaxy to save Jean Grey from twisted intergalactic justice! Don’t miss two of Marvel’s biggest franchises crossing over for the first time!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #11.NOW

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • SARA PICHELLI (A/C)

Variant Cover by Dale Keown

Sketch Variant by Dale Keown

Animal variant by Chris Samnee

Movie Variant also Available

Blank Variant also Available

“The Trial of Jean Grey”

The Guardians of the Galaxy get a reminder of Earth when they cross paths with the All-New X-Men during the TRIAL OF JEAN GREY! When an alien race discovers that the original Jean Grey is back on Earth, they decide to hold her accountable for the acts of the Dark Phoenix, and it’s up to the Guardians to help the X-Men save her. You won’t want to miss the first encounter between two of the biggest franchises in the Marvel U!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

AVENGERS WORLD #1

JONATHAN HICKMAN & NICK SPENCER (W)

STEFANO CASELLI (A)

Cover by JOHN CASSADAY

Wraparound Variant by Arthur Adams

Wraparound Sketch Variant by Arthur Adams

Variant Cover by Milo Manara

Young Variant by Skottie Young

Animal Variant by TBD

Deadpool Variant by TBD

Blank Cover also available

“TROUBLE MAP”

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes have returned from the stars– but on the world they left behind, new threats have emerged, and The Avengers will be tested like never before. In one cataclysmic day, the face of the Marvel Universe will change forever– and the fight for Earth’s future will begin. A globe-spanning epic of empires and armies, and the brave few who stand between them and us.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS WORLD #2

JONATHAN HICKMAN AND NICK SPENCER (W)

STEFANO CASELLI (A)

Cover by JUNG-GEUN YOON

VARIANT COVER BY SIMONE BIANCHI

• AIM Empire has begun.

• Smasher, Sunspot, and Cannonball – trapped and prisoners of the Scientist Supreme.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS #25

JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • SALVADOR LARROCA (A)

Cover by MIKE DEODATO

Variant cover by Dustin Weaver

MARVEL 75TH ANNIVERSARY VARIANT by TBD

MARVEL 75TH ANNIVERSARY SKETCH VARIANT by TBD

“THE MIRROR”

• It worked for the X-Men! Would we be so crass as to do it again? Introducing the ALL-NEW AVENGERS!

• And we’ve been good up till now, but this issue, an Avenger dies.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AVENGERS A.I. #8.NOW

SAM HUMPHRIES (W) • ANDRÉ ARAÚJO (A)

Cover by DAVE MARQUEZ

Variant cover by Christian Ward

Sketch Variant by Christian Ward

Animal Variant by TBD artist

“THE EXTINCTION OF THE HUMAN RACE begins NOW!”

The war between organic and artificial intelligence destroys the world of tomorrow, starting in AVENGERS A.I. 8.NOW! Dimitrios, the vengeance-seeking scion of Hank Pym and Ultron, downloads death and destruction across the planet in his quest to eradicate civilization. The Vision and his robot Avengers team up with the UNCANNY AVENGERS to rescue humankind from the precipice of extinction! Meanwhile, S.H.I.E.L.D. takes a hard line against the A.I. with their elite Robot Hunter Squad — with an android member you’ll have to see to believe! The consequences reach far, far into the future — all the way to 12,000AD! Experience firsthand the Marvel Universe of the 130th century! Fight alongside the Avengers Empire on the edge of a black hole! Witness Dimitrios’ final gambit against all of creation! Artificial intelligence never dies, it just gets SMARTER! Upgrade or die! Are you human or machine? The time to decide is NOW!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

BLACK WIDOW #1

NATHAN EDMONDSON (W) • PHIL NOTO (A/C)

Variant Cover by J. Scott Campbell

Sketch variant by J. Scott Campbell

Variant Cover by Milo Manara

Young Variant by Skottie Young

Blank Variant Also Available

“The Finely Woven Thread”

You’ve seen Black Widow as an Avenger and even an Agent of Shield. But on her own time she searches for atonement for her past as a KGB assassin—in ways of which those teams just wouldn’t approve. From the darkest corners of the Marvel Universe, Nathan Edmonson (Who is Jake Ellis?) and Phil Noto (Thunderbolts, X-23) bring you a new ongoing series as gorgeous and mysterious as Nastasha Romanov herself!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

BLACK WIDOW #2

NATHAN EDMONDSON (W) • PHIL NOTO (A/C)

Variant Cover by Frank Cho

• In fact, it’s so good, that you won’t want to wait another month for the next issue.

• And you won’t have to!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THUNDERBOLTS #20.NOW

CHARLES SOULE (W) CARLO BARBERI (A)

CoverS by JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO

Issue #20.NOW –

Variant Cover by Phil Noto

Sketch Variant by Phil Noto

Artist Variant by TBD

Blank Variant Also Available

ISSUE #21 – Variant Cover by TBD

Issues # 20.NOW & #21 – “NO MERCY” Parts 1 and 2

GHOST RIDER JOINS THE THUNDERBOLTS! General Ross’s Thunderbolts were brought together to clean up problems no one else could…but what about when the problem is ON the team? The seemingly all-powerful madwoman called Mercy has gone too far, slaughtering innocent people to fulfill her twisted mission of mercy. Who can the team turn to to help take down this powerhouse? How about Johnny Blaze, the original Ghost Rider? Can he save the team before it all goes to hell? Or will he lead them there?

32 PGS. (EACH)/Parental Advisory …$2.99 (EACH)

SAVAGE WOLVERINE #14.NOW

RICHARD J. ISANOVE (W/A/C)

Variant Cover by Phil Noto

Sketch Variant by Phil Noto

Animal Variant by TBD

Blank Variant also Available

“THE BOOTLEGGER”

SURVIVING THE BLACK ROLLERS! In the 1930s Dustbowl, Logan is a bootlegger carrying whiskey down from Canada, until he finds himself the accidental caretaker of a group of orphans whose family was targeted by the mob. Now Logan must choose between the anonymous life he’s been meticulously building or stepping out into the spotlight again to defend the innocent. A tale of family, betrayal and revenge all set against the hard-scrabble life of the Great Depression, this is a chapter of Wolverine’s life you won’t want to miss!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

ALL-NEW X-FACTOR #1 & 2

PETER DAVID (W) CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO (A)

CoverS by JARED FLETCHER

ISSUE #1 –

Variant Cover by Salvador Larroca

Sketch Variant by Salvador Larroca

Young Variant by Skottie Young

Blank Cover Also Available

ISSUE #2 –

Variant Cover by J. Scott Campbell

“NOT BRAND X” Parts 1 & 2

X-FACTOR IS BACK…LIKE NEVER BEFORE! Serval Industries, one of the world’s most trusted names in electronics

and leader in cutting-edge internet and weapons technology, has just unveiled their newest contribution to society…the All-New X-Factor. Led by mutant mistress of magnetism, Polaris, the team uses its corporate backing for the betterment of society. With her half-brother Quicksilver, notorious thief, Gambit, and more by her side, can Polaris trust that her corporate masters really have good intentions?

32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ …$3.99 (EACH)

MIGHTY AVENGERS #5.INH

AL EWING (W) • GREG LAND (A/C)

Variant Cover by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY

INHUMANITY TIE-IN!

• It’s the leadership challenge you’ve been waiting for! Luke vs The Superior Spider-Man – with She-Hulk arbitrating! As in “arbitrating” a robot’s head off!

Extreme physical discourtesy the way you crave it, True Believer!

• Meanwhile, there’s something very rotten in the fallen city of Attilan – and it’s shambling towards the Mighty Avengers!

• Gerry Duggan and David Yardin bring you the fourth part of the blockbuster Captain America + Cyclops story! With Cap hell bent on arresting Cyke, defeating a horde of menacing Skrulls will only be half of this duo’s problem!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

NEW AVENGERS #14

JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • SIMONE BIANCHI (A/C)

THE SECRET OF THE BLACK SWAN…

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

Secret Avengers #14

NICK SPENCER & ALES KOT (W)

BUTCH GUICE (A/C)

HOW TO MA.I.M. A MOCKINGBIRD, Part Three

• The traitor at the heart of the group is revealed.

• Mockingbird faces a crossroads that threatens to tear her apart.

• Travel to the past. See the future.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

YOUNG AVENGERS #15

KIERON GILLEN (W)

JAMIE MCKELVIE, BECKY CLOONAN, MING DOYLE & JOE QUINONES (A)

Cover by JAMIE MCKELVIE

• After the saving the world, there’s the after party. And after the party, it’s the hotel lobby. And around issue 15, we have to clear the lobby and then head to our rooms and do something jolly rude.

• MIC-DROP!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

UNCANNY AVENGERS #16

RICK REMENDER (W) • STEVE MCNIVEN (A/C)

The main event!

• Thor vs Uriel! Feral and vengeful after the death of a teammate, Thor is a mad God out for blood!

• The heroes of Earth rally to stop the unimaginable evil the Twins have released!

• In order to stop the Twins, The Wasp must do something that will curse her evermore!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CATACLYSM: ULTIMATES #3 (of 3)

JOSH HALE FIALKOV (W)

CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO (A)

Cover by MUKESH SINGH

• The Ultimate Weapon falls into Galactus’s hands.

• A plague consumes Europe.

• A point of no return for Nick Fury and the Howling Commandoes

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CATACLYSM: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #3 (of 3)

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W)

DAVID MARQUEZ (A/C)

• The question everyone has been asking: Will Miles Morales survive CATACLYSM???

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CATACLYSM: ULTIMATE X-MEN #3 (of 3)

JOSH HALE FIALKOV (W)

ALVARO MARTINEZ (A)

Cover by IGOR KIERYLUK

• The future of the X-Men and all mutantkind rests on ROGUE’S SHOULDERS!

• To return home, a sacrifice must be made.

• Will there be a world for them to come back to?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

CATACLYSM: THE ULTIMATES’ LAST STAND #4 (of 5)

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) MARK BAGLEY (A/C)

Variant Cover by Salvador Larroca

• To save a universe, a hero must die!!!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #25

DAN SLOTT & CHRISTOS GAGE (W) • Humberto Ramos (A/C)

Variant Cover by JG Jones

Special super-sized 25th issue!

• Otto Octavius, the Superior Spider-Man, in a life-or-death struggle against the original Superior Venom!

• Plus: With one last goblin on his side, the Goblin King’s court is now complete!

• Guest starring: The Avengers!

40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #26

Dan Slott (W) • Pascual Ferry (A)

Cover by Ryan Stegman

GOBLIN NATION PRELUDE

• The stage is set for the biggest SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN story of them all!

• And it starts here with a goblin fight like no other: The Green Goblin vs. The Original Hobgoblin!

• Plus: That thing that happened at the end of #25… That thing that raised all of those questions… You don’t have to wait any longer. You’ll get your answers THIS ISSUE! Honest.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP #9

KEVIN SHINICK (W) • MARCO CHECCHETTO (A/C)

GOBLIN NATION PRELUDE

• As the Green Goblin continues to gobble up the New York Underworld, Superior Spider-Man gets a little help from his friends – Daredevil and The Punisher!

• Plus: Cloak and Dagger! And Mr. Negative!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THE SUPERIOR FOES OF SPIDER-MAN #8

Nick Spencer (W) • Steve Lieber (A/C)

2 of 6 – “The Crime of the Century”

• CRIME DOES PAY! …but the Foes might pay harder.

• Can Shocker and Boomerang repair their relationship? Did we just use that question to try to sell a book?!

• Nick Spencer (AVENGERS WORLD) and Steve Lieber (HAWKEYE) bring us the CRIME OF THE CENTURY!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: THE MOVIE ADAPTATION #1 (OF 2)

TOM COHEN (W) • WELLINTON ALVES (A)

GET READY FOR THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 WITH AN AWESOME ADAPTATION OF THE WEB-SLINGER’S LATEST HIT FILM!

• When danger threatens the city, high school student Peter Parker leaps into action as the wall-crawling Spider-Man!

• Spider-Man! The Lizard! Gwen Stacy! All this and more movie magic!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

MARVEL KNIGHTS: X-MEN #3 (of 5)

BRAHM REVEL (W)

BRAHM REVEL (A/C)

The Haunting & The Hunted!

• As the past comes raging back to take down the X-Men, two new mutants struggle with their newfound powers.

• Infighting threatens to pit X-Man vs X-Man in a battle to the death!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MARVEL KNIGHTS: SPIDER-MAN #4 (of 5)

MATT KINDT (W) • MARCO RUDY (A/C)

• Spider-Man’s 99 Problems give way to one big one – Kraven, the Hunter!

• With countless lives on the line, can Peter Parker outfox his myusterious captors to win his freedom?

Thor’s desperate tour of the Nine Realms brings him to Midgard, to Earth, where he makes his final stand against Malekith and the dark forces of the Wild Hunt.

But what has become of Thor’s newest compatriots, the League of Realms? Who stands revealed as the traitor in their midst?

And what bloody victory has Malekith already won?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

THOR: GOD OF THUNDER #18

JASON AARON (W) • DAS PASTORAS (A)

Cover by ESAD RIBIC

• A tale of Young Thor, in the age of the Vikings. Here be a dragon. ‘Nuff said.

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

FANTASTIC FOUR #16

MATT FRACTION & KARL KESEL (W) • RAFF IENCO (A)

Cover by MARK BAGLEY

FINAL ISSUE!

The Fantastic Four are… DOOMED! Dr. Doom has taken on the power of Kang and Annihilus and is supreme ruler of the entire world. Good News: this is in the Doomed Universe. Bad News: our universe is next. The only ones in his way are the Fantastic Four and… the Fantastic Four! The Elemental Eight face off against Doom the Annihilating Conqueror with the fate of infinite realities in the balance! Plus the fate of Old John Storm! All in the fiery finish to the most mind-bending F4 adventure ever!

40 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

FF #16

MATT FRACTION & LEE ALLRED (W) • MICHAEL ALLRED (A/C)

Variant Cover by Mike Allred

FINAL ISSUE! – “For All We Have And Are”

• The final showdown. The last FF member standing, Scott Lang goes up against Dr. Doom alone — and everyone knows the Ant can’t. The smackdown of the century.

•Plus an extra ten page bonus of F4/FF goodness co-written by Karl Kesel and the Allreds.

40 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

CAPTAIN AMERICA #15

RICK REMENDER (W) • CARLOS PACHECO (A/C)

VARIANT COVER BY JIMMY CHEUNG

LOOSE NUKE PART 5

• The final fate of Nuke!

• Dr. Mindbubble revealed!

• The Iron Nail’s war on the Capitalist West begins!

• Captain America unraveled!

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

DAREDEVIL #35

MARK WAID (W) • Chris Samnee (A/C)

• Daredevil pulls his allies together to make an all-out assault on the Sons of the Serpent before they can infest the rest of the nation–but he’s about to find out just how blind justice can be!

• PLUS…You’ve demanded it! An appearance by Elektra that sets the stage for a huge change in Matt’s life!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

NOVA #12

GERRY DUGGAN (W) • PACO MEDINA (A)

Cover by Ed McGuinness

• Hot on the trail of the missing Nova Corps, Nova and manages to save the lives of some new friends in deep space.

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #4

Adapted by Joe Caramagna

• DR. DOOM summons a Midgard Serpent using powerful Asgardian magic.

•Only THOR can save the AVENGERS…but at what cost?

32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL UNIVERSE HULK: AGENTS OF S.M.A.S.H. #4 (of 4)

Adapted by Joe Caramagna

• The HULKS finally have a perfect life…or do they?

• Wrong! They’re trapped in a simulated paradise created by THE COLLECTOR!

• Can they smash their way out and save the world?

32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL UNIVERSE ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #22

• SPIDER-MAN goes on a deep- space adventure to save Earth from KORVAC and the CHITAURI.

• Special guest stars: the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY!

• Based on the hit animated series on DISNEY XD.

32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

ORIGIN II #2 (OF 5)

KIERON GILLEN (W) • ADAM KUBERT (A/C)

• Without his family, Logan struggles to continue on

• Meanwhile, word of a clawed wild man in the woods has reached civilization and the hunt to capture him first begins!

• And enter…CREED

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

AMAZING X-MEN #3

JASON AARON (W) • ED MCGUINNESS (A/C)

• BEAST UNLEASHED! Dr. McCoy is pushed over the edge and gives into his savage side like never before!

• The X-Men, split between heaven and hell, are in way over their heads!

• Can they get to Nightcrawler before evil Azazel does?

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN #40

Jason Aaron (W) • Pepe Larraz (A)

COVER by Nick Bradshaw

• Battle of the Atom is over — but the battle for the future of mutankind has just begun!

• For months, S.H.I.E.L.D. has had designs on the Jean Grey school — now they make their presence known!

• All this, and Cyclops vs. Wolverine as Jason Aaron (THOR) and Pepe Larraz (ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN) bring you the action!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ALL-NEW X-MEN #21

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • BRANDON PETERSON (A/C)

• X-23 is back, joining the ALL-NEW X-MEN and kissing Cyclops? What does this mean to Jean Grey?

• Jean and X-23 are forced to team up against a mysterious force, so she better figure it out

32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

UNCANNY X-FORCE #16 & 17

SAM HUMPHRIES (W) • HARVEY TOLIBAO (A)

COVERs by RAMON PEREZ

“VENDETTA”—A Four Part X-FORCE Event!

Issue #16 – “VENDETTA” PART II

Issue #17 – “VENDETTA” PART IV

• Classic X-Force villain STRYFE has returned! And he’s eager to exact his revenge on the man who left him broken and adrift in the timestream: CABLE.

• As Stryfe’s plan comes to bear, Hope is brought face-to-face with Bishop, the man who crusaded across centuries in a mission to exterminate her. But this time around, she’s ready to retaliate…and they’ll hold nothing back as they race to destroy one another.

• Don’t miss this no-holds-barred, knockdown, drag-out X-FORCE event! Because when the dust settles, only ONE X-Force team will be left standing…

32 PGS. (EACH)/Parental Advisory …$3.99 (EACH)

CABLE AND X-FORCE #18

DENNIS HOPELESS (W) • ANGEL UNZUETA (A)

COVERs by RAMON PEREZ

“VENDETTA”—A Four Part X-FORCE Event!

Issue #18 – “VENDETTA” PART I

Issue #19 – “VENDETTA” PART III

• Classic X-Force villain STRYFE has returned! And he’s eager to exact his revenge on the man who left him broken and adrift in the timestream: CABLE.

• As Stryfe’s plan comes to bear, Hope is brought face-to-face with Bishop, the man who crusaded across centuries in a mission to exterminate her. But this time around, she’s ready to retaliate…and they’ll hold nothing back as they race to destroy one another.

• Don’t miss this no-holds-barred, knockdown, drag-out X-FORCE event! Because when the dust settles, only ONE X-Force team will be left standing…

32 PGS. (EACH)/Parental Advisory …$3.99 (EACH)

X-MEN #9

BRIAN WOOD (W) • TERRY DODSON (A/C)

MUERTAS PART 3!

• Lady Deathstrike’s new Sisterhood set their sights on the X-Men, and Psylocke is in the crosshairs!

• A foe awakens…and neither team might be able to handle her!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

X-MEN LEGACY #22 & 23

SIMON SPURRIER (W) • Issue #22 – KHOI PHAM (A)

Issue #23 – TAN ENG HUAT (A)

CoverS by MIKE DEL MUNDO

• War and death, nations turning against nations…the demonic shade of the deceased Professor Xavier that has been plaguing Legion’s psyche has escaped into the real world. What price will Legion pay to stop him from razing the Earth?

• And prophesied to stop Legion and imbued with the power she needs to do so, will Young X-Man Blindfold take matters into her own hands and extinguish her first love?

• One thing’s for sure: as this groundbreaking series races to its conclusion, anything is possible!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

UNCANNY X-MEN #16

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • CHRIS BACHALO (A/C)

• Magneto reaches a crossroads. Everything he’s fought for is called into question and he’s forced to make a decision that will change him forever!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WOLVERINE #13

PAUL CORNELL (W) • ALAN DAVIS (A/C)

IT ALL ENDS HERE! THE FINAL CHAPTER OF KILLABLE!

• Logan’s last stand against Sabretooth

• The Microverse virus offers Logan a trade: his healing factor for his help in evading S.H.I.E.L.D. – can he afford to say no?

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

DEADPOOL: THE GAUNTLET #1

Gerry Dugan (W) • Reilly Brown (A)

Cover by Frank Cho

• Deadpool has tangled with vampires before, but is he ready…to work for them?!

• Dracula has a very important package he needs delivered safely, so he hires the Merc with the Mouth to get the job done!

32 PGS./Rated T+…FREE

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DEADPOOL #22

GERRY DUGGAN & BRIAN POSEHN (W) • MIKE HAWTHORNE (A)

Cover by MARK BROOKS

• Deadpool continues his quest for revenge on S.H.I.E.L.D. for stiffing him!

• Someone has been betraying S.H.I.E.L.D., and it seems to be…Agent Preston?!

• PLUS: AGENT COULSON! From the hit TV show AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$2.99

NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEADPOOL #1 (OF 4)

CULLEN BUNN (W) • RAMON ROSANAS (A/)

Cover by JAW SHAW

• Deadpool awakes from a food coma to find…THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE HAS OCCURRED!

• Can the Merc with the Mouth avoid becoming the Merc in their Mouths?

• Writer of the DEADPOOL KILLOGY Cullen Bunn brings us to one of Deadpool’s darkest tales ever…and not just because it’s in black & white (and red)!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

WOLVERINE MAX #15

JASON STARR (w)

ROLAND BOSCHI (a)

Cover by JOCK

Series finale!

• Will Logan get the answers he’s looking for, or just more questions?

• At the end of everything, he makes a decision that will change his life forever.

32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99

THERE IS A STRICT NO OVERPRINT POLICY ON ALL MAX TITLES.

FANTOMEX MAX #4

ANDREW HOPE (w)

SHAWN CRYSTAL (a)

Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA

• The epic conclusion of Fantomex’s first-ever miniseries!

• Can everyone’s favorite French Super-Thief overcome the agents of Grover Lane?

• Or will he find this victory to be the one thing he can’t steal?

32 PGS./Explicit Content …$3.99

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PAINKILLER JANE: THE PRICE OF FREEDOM #3 (OF 4)

JIMMY PALMIOTTI (W) • JUAN SANTACRUZ & SAM LOFTI (A)

Cover by AMANDA CONNER

PAINKILLER JANE is on a manhunt. The bloody showdown take place in Rockaway, Queens as Jane confronts the man who kidnapped the princess. Meanwhile, father and son strike a dealwith the mysterious government bounty hunter named Churchill, as the princess and her protector go on the run, lost in America.

32 PGS./Mature …$2.99

POWERS: BUREAU #11

BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W)

MICHAEL AVON OEMING (A/C)

In a game-changer for the entire series, Special Agent Christian Walker must choose between his humanity or powers — with a cost! Every once in a while something happens in this book that makes you say, “How are they going to get out of that one?” This is one of those times! From the writer of your favorite Marvel comics including ALL-NEW X-MEN and GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY comes another shocking chapter in this cops-and-capes odyssey!

Hit-Girl’s day of reckoning has arrived. Tied up mentally and physically, she’s an easy mark even for a washed-up super-villain like Chris Genovese (formerly known as The Mother F**ker). Where is Kick-Ass when she needs him most? What’s happened to ALL the costumed superheroes? A major character death is imminent and with only one more issue before the series finale, it could be anyone!

It’s a return trip to the dark, dystopian Age of Apocalypse! Untold tales of Apocalypse’s rise to power and the beginning of the X-Men’s underground resistance! Blink’s extradimensional exploits! The desperate struggle of Earth’s remaining non-mutant heroes! And in the wake of Apocalypse’s defeat, a deeply scarred Earth tries to rebuild. But some of the AoA’s most powerful mutants have escaped into the Marvel Universe! All the orphaned AoA adventures are collected in one oversized volume! Collecting X-MEN CHRONICLES #1-2, TALES FROM THE AGE OF APOCALYPSE #1-2, X-MAN #-1 and #53-54, BLINK #1-4, X-UNIVERSE #1-2, EXILES (2001) #60-61, X-MEN: AGE OF APOCALYPSE #1-6 and ONE-SHOT, WHAT IF? (1989) #77 and #81, and WHAT IF? X-MEN: AGE OF APOCALYPSE — plus material from HULK: BROKEN WORLDS #2, X-MEN PRIME, X-MAN ANNUAL ’96, X-MEN: ENDANGERED SPECIES, EXILES: DAYS OF THEN & NOW and OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE: AGE OF APOCALYPSE.

Chris Claremont, Dave Cockrum and John Byrne took a little reprint series called X-MEN and turned it into the all-new, all-different titan that conquered comicdom. Now, you can experience the thrills and excitement of their classic tales from “The Dark Phoenix Saga” to “Days of Future Past” and so much more in this enormous Omnibus! Including the debuts of X-universe mainstays Emma Frost and Kitty Pryde, the threat of Mystique’s Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, Magneto’s return, Wolverine’s first solo story and a rare Savage Land adventure — plus the original ending of “Dark Phoenix” and a host of bonus stories! Collecting X-MEN (1963) #132-141, ANNUAL (1970) #4-5; THE UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #142-153; AVENGERS ANNUAL (1967) #10; MARVEL FANFARE (1982) #1-4; MARVEL TREASURY EDITION (1974) #26-27; MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #100; BIZARRE ADVENTURES (1981) #27; PHOENIX: THE UNTOLD STORY (1984) #1.

The year’s most anticipated blockbuster cosmic event arrives as the Marvel Universe marches into INFINITY! Thanos makes his world-shattering return, and his armies fire the opening shots of a galactic war that will be fought both on Earth and in deep space — with our heroes caught between both battles! As the mad Titan’s secrets are revealed, the Inhumans’ city of Attilan falls, and the members of the Illuminati find themselves on the front line! And as every Origin Site on Earth goes active, the Builders enter the Marvel Universe. But can the Avengers return to Earth in time to save it, when betrayal in the Galactic Council has left them prisoners of war? Galactic empires will fall as Thanos’ crazed plans come to fruition! Collecting INFINITY #1-6, NEW AVENGERS (2013) #7-12, AVENGERS (2012) #12-23 and INFINITY INFINITE COMIC #1-2.

608 PGS./Rated T+ …$75

ISBN: 978-0-7851-8422-5

Trim size: oversized

INFINITY: HEIST/THE HUNT TPB

Written by FRANK TIERI & MATT KINDT

Penciled by RAMON BACHS, AL BARRIONUEVO & STEVEN SANDERS

Cover by ALE GARZA

INFINITY is here, and no one is safe — from super villains to super heroes in training! In HEIST, As the Marvel Universe prepares for a massive assault by Thanos’ armies, Spymaster and some of Marvel’s best baddies decide that where there is chaos — there is opportunity! Spymaster has unveiled the perfect plan for the crime of the century — so what the hell’s wrong with Blizzard, and why is he having doubts? Then, in THE HUNT, Hank Pym, Wolverine and She-Hulk bring the students of the Marvel Universe together to announce a new Contest of Champions, pitting super-schools from throughout the Marvel Universe — including some you’ve never seen before — against each other. But the Contest is interrupted when Thanos’ forces descend on Earth! What part of the mad Titan’s plan involves the world’s super-youth? Collecting INFINITY: HEIST #1-4 and INFINITY: THE HUNT #1-4.

The premier American fantasy adventure gets the Merry Marvel treatment! Eisner Award-winning writer/artist Eric Shanower (Age of Bronze) teams with fan-favorite artist Skottie Young (NEW X-MEN) to bring L. Frank Baum’s beloved classic to life! When Kansas farm girl Dorothy flies away to the magical Land of Oz, she fatally flattens a Wicked Witch, liberates a living Scarecrow and is hailed by the Munchkin people as a great sorceress — but all she really wants to know is how to get home. Collecting WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #1-8 and the WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ SKETCHBOOK.

224 PGS./All Ages …$24.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-5447-1

Trim size: oversized

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: THE ART OF THE MOVIE SLIPCASE HC

Written by MARIE JAVINS

Continuing their popular ART OF series of movie tie-in books, Marvel presents its latest blockbuster achievement! Featuring exclusive concept artwork, behind-the-scenes photographs, production stills, and in-depth interviews with the cast and crew, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: THE ART OF THE MOVIE is a deluxe keepsake volume that provides an insider’s look into the making of the wall-crawler’s 2012 film directed by Marc Webb, and starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Martin Sheen and Sally Field!

240 PGS./All Ages …$49.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-6817-1

Trim size: landscape

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 16 HC

Written by LEN WEIN with BILL MANTLO

Penciled by ROSS ANDRU with GIL KANE

Cover by ROSS ANDRU

Peter Parker’s past comes back to haunt him in his latest and greatest Marvel Masterworks volume! Doc Ock has returned, and he’s brought the ghost of Hammerhead with him! And those two aren’t the only ones back from the grave: The Kingpin is out to resurrect his son, and he can only do it if Spider-Man dies! The danger doesn’t stop there, either, as the Punisher sets his sights on Spider-Man in an adventure guest-starring the X-Men’s Nightcrawler, dinosaurs rampage down Broadway in the war of the reptile-men, one of Spidey’s oldest foes hijacks the Spider-Mobile, and J. Jonah Jameson secures proof of Spidey’s secret identity in the return of the Spider-Slayer! Reserve your copy today! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #156-168 and ANNUAL #10.

1969: The X-Men, Marvel’s poorest-selling title, was in dire need of a shot in the arm. Enter Roy Thomas and Neal Adams, and readers witnessed one of the most amazing evolutions in Marvel history! These two titanic talents threw caution to the wind with sensational stories that brought the X-Men in synch with the thriving youth culture of the late ’60s. Adams’ lavish and dynamic visuals merged with Thomas’ challenging and contemporary stories to create a comic-book series that throbbed with the pulse of the times like none other. Thrill to the introduction of mutant mainstay Havok, the vampiric villain Sauron, the Mutates and Sunfire; battles against the Living Pharaoh and the Sentinels, a classic team-up with Ka-Zar in the Savage Land, and the return of Magneto and Professor X! Collecting X-MEN (1963) #54-66.

The exploits of Otto Octavius, the Superior Spider-Man, continue! As the Avengers threaten to kick Spidey off the team for his recent violent actions, Peter Parker’s ghostly revenant fights to regain control of his body, his mind and his destiny! Who will live, who will die — and who will emerge as the one, true Superior Spider-Man? And when the Green Goblin returns, why is Spidey nowhere to be found? Then, when the Raft shuts down, Spidey is trapped inside with J. Jonah Jameson, Glory, Norah — and practically all the villains the Superior Spider-Man has brutalized during his short career! Now it’s payback time! Plus: Jester! Screwball! Cardiac! Shadowland! The Tinkerer! Quite possibly the final days of the Hobgoblin! And the return of a Spider-Man who hasn’t been seen for some time — meaning, centuries! Collecting SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #6-16.

248 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-5448-8

Trim size: oversized

SAVAGE WOLVERINE VOL. 2: HANDS ON A DEAD BODY PREMIERE HC

Written by ZEB WELLS & JOCK

Penciled by JOE MADUREIRA & JOCK

Cover by JOE MADUREIRA

Two blockbuster stories in one action-packed volume! First, Zeb Wells and Joe Madureira team Wolverine with Elektra and Spider-Man in a climactic battle against the Kingpin! Who will win? Who will lose? Who will get stabbed by something sharp and pointy? It’s an epic tale of ninjas, blades and sweet revenge! Then, best-selling artist Jock spins a tale of sci-fi intrigue! When Wolverine crash-lands on an alien planet, he’ll need more than just his healing factor to survive! But even if he adapts to this strange environment and its denizens, a mysterious child has arrived with a mission to kill Wolverine. The child’s shocking past, and its connections to Logan’s own, are soon revealed. But more horrifying still are the truths he finds in an underground cavern — truths he may not be prepared to learn! Collecting SAVAGE WOLVERINE #6-11.

136 PGS./Parental Advisory …$24.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-6841-6

Trim size: standard

IRON MAN VOL. 1: BELIEVE TPB

Written by KIERON GILLEN

Penciled by GREG LAND

Cover by GREG LAND

Tony Stark is Iron Man — technological visionary, wealthy playboy, unparalleled engineer and armored Avenger. But now, his armor’s most powerful upgrade has become a lethal danger: the techno-virus Extremis is loose! Tony’s hunt for the rogue Extremis Units takes him to New Camelot, where he clashes with the Circle mech-knights and dogfights the Russian Black Exoskeleton Academy; to Colombia, where he battles old foes Vibro, Firebrand and the Living Laser; and to Paris’ ancient catacombs, where absolute horror awaits — and Tony may have to betray an old friend! Introducing Iron Man’s stealth armor, heavy-duty battle-suit and space armor as Tony creates new suits to tackle new challenges! If he wants to save the world from his own deadly nano-virus, Iron Man must act fast — and Tony Stark must build faster! Collecting IRON MAN (2012) #1-5.

136 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-6665-8

CAPTAIN AMERICA VOL. 1: CASTAWAY IN DIMENSION Z BOOK 1 TPB

Written by RICK REMENDER

Penciled by JOHN ROMITA JR.

Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.

Thrust into a bizarre, inhospitable world far from home, the all-new, high-adventure, mind-melting, tough-as-nails, sci-fi, pulp-fantasy era of Captain America starts NOW! Arnim Zola’s ambitions leave Captain America stranded in the upside-down territory known as Dimension Z. With no country and no allies, what’s left for the Sentinel of Liberty to protect? Just the one thing his foe values most: Zola’s son! Steve has saved the boy’s life, but can he keep him alive against the savage barbarians of Phrox — with the fate of a world hinging on his victory? And when Zola’s terrible experiments on the indigenous creatures give birth to a terrible new foe, the Odd War of Dimension Z begins! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (2012) #1-5.

136 PGS./Rated T …$19.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-6655-9

FEARLESS DEFENDERS VOL. 2: THE MOST FABULOUS FIGHTING TEAM OF ALL TPB

Written by CULLEN BUNN

Penciled by STEPHANIE HANS & WILL SLINEY

Cover by MARK BROOKS

With Thanos’ hordes invading Earth, the Fearless Defenders live up to their name in an INFINITY tie-in like no other! Misty kicked ass in Valkyrie’s world, now it’s time to see how Valkyrie fares in Misty’s. But it’s not easy being an Asgardian shieldmaiden — especially when your boyfriend’s got a chip on his shoulder! And when a gifted young woman discovers she possesses terrifying powers, will this new hero join the ranks of the Defenders? Then, secrets of Hippolyta’s resurrection are revealed on a field trip to New Amazonia as the team makes a stand against Caroline LeFay’s apocalyptic Doom Maidens! Plus: Valkyrie and Annabelle’s complicated relationship becomes even more perplexing and problematic, and a new (cosmically awesome) character joins the team! Guest-starring Elsa Bloodstone, Venom, Dr. Strange, Iron Fist, Hercules, Werewolf By Night and more! Collecting FEARLESS DEFENDERS #7-12.

136 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-6849-2

AVENGERS VOL. 1: AVENGERS WORLD TPB

Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN

Penciled by JEROME OPENA & ADAM KUBERT

Cover by DUSTIN WEAVER

The greatest heroes in comics, together as one unbeatable team! The Avengers “go large,” expanding their roster and sphere of influence to a global and even interplanetary level. When Captain America puts out his call, who will respond? The answers will surprise you! The Avengers’ first mission takes them to Mars, but the secrets of the Garden lead right back to Earth’s Savage Land! And when the Shi’ar Imperial Guard are broken on a dead moon, the Avengers travel across the galaxy to battle an invading force. It all leads up to the secret origin of the universe itself, as Captain Universe races to decipher the code hidden in the Avengers’ recent adventures! Jonathan Hickman takes Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to the next level with big threats, big ideas and big idealism. These are the Avengers NOW! Collecting AVENGERS (2012) #1-6.

152 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-6652-8

CABLE AND X-FORCE VOL. 3: THIS WON’T END WELL TPB

Written by DENNIS HOPELESS & CULLEN BUNN

Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA

Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA

As tensions rise between Cable’s X-Force and the Uncanny Avengers, Cable’s precognitive visions grow increasingly relentless. X-Force must race against the clock to stop each terrible vision from coming true — but what happens if they fail? As the stakes grow higher, Domino and Colossus team up for the heist of the century — but their mounting feelings for one another might keep them from pulling off the mission! And when Cable and Havok come face-to-face, can Cable convince his uncle his cause is just? Elsewhere, Hope embarks upon a futuristic adventure with an unexpected mentor. Can she save her adopted father from the Uncanny Avengers — and from himself? And in the wake of this tumultuous battle, what will be the future of Cable’s X-Force? Collecting CABLE AND X-FORCE #10-14.

112 PGS./Parental Advisory …$16.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-8882-7

NOVA VOL. 1: ORIGIN TPB

Written by JEPH LOEB

Penciled by ED MCGUINNESS

Cover by ED MCGUINNESS

The new Human Rocket roars into action! Sam Alexander is a kid bound by the gravity of a small town — and a father whose ridiculous, drunken fairy tales about a “Nova Corps” were just another heavy burden. But lucky for Sam, gravity soon won’t even matter — and those troubles will be a billion miles away. It’s a boy, a helmet and an intergalactic legacy! As Sam trains with the Guardians of Galaxy’s Gamora and Rocket Raccoon, the helmet leads Nova into intergalactic conflict that will affect the entire Marvel Universe! Mysteries are revealed in this breathtaking new series by the best-selling, award-winning team of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness (Hulk, Avengers: X-Sanction)! Collecting NOVA (2013) #1-5 and material from POINT ONE #1 and MARVEL NOW! POINT ONE #1.

160 PGS./Rated T+ …$19.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-6605-4

ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN BY BRIAN WOOD VOL. 3 TPB

Written by BRIAN WOOD

Penciled by ALVARO MARTINEZ

Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

“World War X” is here! It’s Tian vs. Utopia as Jean Grey takes on Kitty Pryde! Will the planet be torn apart when the two mutant nations go to war? Alliances are broken, sides are chosen and betrayals abound. But after a sneak attack on Utopia, and Jean’s strict warning that the rest of the world should stay out of the war, will the global mutant-on-mutant conflict finally unite mutantkind — or divide them forever? As the war claims its first casualties, Kitty becomes a revolutionary redux, Mach Two displays startling new powers, and James Hudson proves he’s more than just his father’s son! But when Utopia hatches an insane plan to end the war, will anyone remain standing to pick up the pieces? Collecting ULTIMATE COMICS X-MEN #29-33.

112 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-6721-1

SHE-HULK BY DAN SLOTT: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 1 TPB

Written by DAN SLOTT

Penciled by JUAN BOBILLO, PAUL PELLETIER, SCOTT KOLINS & MORE

Cover by ADI GRANOV

Everyone’s favorite Jade Giantess, She-Hulk, has returned for tons of fun — both on and off the field of battle! As a superhuman lawyer, She-Hulk has tried some of the strangest cases on Earth. But now, Shulkie is heading into deep space to practice Universal Law! And upon her return, the emerald enchantress matches muscles with Hercules — but it’s going to take brains, not brawn, to get the Prince of Power out of some Herculean legal problems. Plus: No one hates She-Hulk more than Titania! What makes her one of the deadliest threats in the universe? And how is Hawkeye’s fate tied to She-Hulk’s latest case? Dan Slott’s fan-favorite run is collected in two massive volumes, so join She-Hulk as she deals with the bizarre legal problems of the Marvel Universe! Collecting SHE-HULK (2004) #1-12 and SHE-HULK (2005) #1-5.

416 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-5440-2

SUPERIOR CARNAGE TPB

Written by KEVIN SHINICK

Penciled by STEPHEN SEGOVIA

Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN

Locked away in an asylum, Carnage may finally be gone for good — but his fellow inmates have other plans. Can they successfully wake the monster? Or will this hideous experiment create the most powerful, dangerous, maniacal Carnage yet — a Superior Carnage? After performing unspeakable acts in the name of science, the Wizard releases Carnage into the world as his personal agent of evil! But can the new Frightful Four control its latest member? And lest you think we forgot, it’s the moment you’ve been waiting for: Superior Carnage vs. Superior Spider-Man, with enough blood and bluster to rival Sunday nights on HBO! Can the Wizard pull one last trick out of his hat, or has Carnage been unleashed for good? It’s a story so grotesquely gratifying you won’t be able to look away! Collecting SUPERIOR CARNAGE #1-5.

112 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-6560-6

SCARLET SPIDER VOL. 4: INTO THE GRAVE TPB

Written by CHRIS YOST & ERIK BURNHAM

Penciled by CARLO BARBERI, DAVID BALDEON, PAT OLLIFFE & TIM GREEN II

Cover by RYAN STEGMAN

Everything has changed for Kaine. His second chance at life is over. Now, at his lowest point, Kaine comes face-to-face with the one man who’s fueled his obsession, hate and guilt his entire life: Ben Reilly, the original Scarlet Spider! Alone, adrift, beaten and lost, Kaine’s body is broken — and his soul is next. Enter the Hunter — but what does Kraven really want? It’s not what you might think. Plus: Kaine’s supporting cast is about to pay the price of being his friend. And after the immense sacrifices Kaine must make to survive, he is faced with a choice — one that may see him leaving his new life forever. But is there a place for the Scarlet Spider anywhere in this world? The answers will surprise you as Kaine’s story comes to a close! Collecting SCARLET SPIDER (2012) #21-25.

112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-6650-4

CAPTAIN AMERICA: LIVING LEGEND TPB

Written by ANDY DIGGLE

Penciled by ADI GRANOV & AGUSTIN ALESSIO

Cover by ADI GRANOV

When a top-secret orbital research station is dragged from the sky by an unknown alien force, Captain America finds himself caught between two global superpowers on the brink of war! But how does it involve Volkov — a decorated WWII Russian officer who disappeared on an ill-fated lunar mission more than forty years ago? And how is Cap’s shield the key to the mystery of this deadly alien force? As the Russian army mobilizes to lock down the station’s remote Siberian crash site, Captain America’s mission is to find the survivors and bring them back alive — or silence them forever. But as mutated foes swarm the Russian squad, even Cap is unprepared for the horror that awaits them all in the icy wilderness. Because something has survived. Something alien. And it is awake! Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA: LIVING LEGEND #1-4.

Even for Captain America, life has rarely been this eventful! Battling the robotic Dragon Man above New York, considering a run for president, and saving Manhattan from fiery destruction at the hands of Batroc and Mr. Hyde is all in a day’s work. And a trip to England proves to be no vacation, either, as Cap encounters the vampire Baron Blood and the chilling Ghost of Greymoor Castle! Back home in the States, our hero learns Hollywood plans to make a Captain America movie — the only problem is, his greatest foe, the Red Skull, has a very different script in mind! Finally, Cap must prevent Morgan MacNeil Hardy from rewriting the American dream — but can even Spider-Man help him stop the cyborg SULTAN from destroying Washington, D.C.? Collecting CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #247-266 and ANNUAL #5.

Loki has been reborn as a child, but will he be Asgard’s savior? FEAR ITSELF looms, and the Serpent threatens Earth! The mortals’ only hope is that Thor can fulfill an ancient prophecy, but the plan is doomed to fail without help from young Loki. The former Lord of Lies’ only chance of success is to use all the skills of deceit that made him so hated in his past life. But will the reborn godling find redemption — or damn himself further? And in the war’s aftermath, Nightmare is gathering enough energy to rule the world — and the mother lode is inside Loki’s mind. Aided by an undead handmaiden and a demon puppy, Loki will risk everything on a scheme so crazy, it could only have been hatched by a God of Mischief! Collecting JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #622-636 and #626.1.

392 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-8557-4

CASTLE: RICHARD CASTLE’S STORM SEASON TPB

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS & KELLY SUE DECONNICK

Penciled by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO

Cover by DUSTIN WEAVER

The sequel to the critically acclaimed, best-selling graphic novel Richard Castle’s Deadly Storm! In this “adaptation” of Derrick Storm’s second novel, the private investigator is hired to bug an African head of state’s hotel suite — but the routine mission quickly spirals out of control when Storm overhears a woman’s terrifying scream on the wire. Plagued by the victim’s helpless cry, Storm — despite an ominous warning — investigates. Soon, he’ll discover an international conspiracy reaching further than he ever imagined — and perhaps the truth about Clara Strike, a CIA agent the world thinks is dead! RICHARD CASTLE’S STORM SEASON reunites the lauded writing duo of Brian Michael Bendis and Kelly Sue DeConnick for their second Castle story, and the dynamic artwork of rising star Emanuela Lupacchino brings the world of Derrick Storm to life like never before.

112 PGS./13 & Up …$14.99

ISBN: 978-0-7851-6483-8

WARLOCK BY JIM STARLIN: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION TPB

Written by JIM STARLIN

Penciled by JIM STARLIN

Cover by JIM STARLIN

At ’70s Marvel, no one mastered the startling scope and high-concept complexity of cosmic adventure like Jim Starlin! And his work on Adam Warlock set the tone for star-spanning spectacle that is considered a high-water mark to this day. Starlin evolved Warlock to the next level, imbuing the character with the inner demons of a man-god on the brink of insanity. Forced to confront an evil version of himself and the nihilistic menace Thanos, Warlock’s conflicts weren’t just knuckle-grinding throw-downs — they were epic, existential struggles for his very soul. Featuring the first-ever assembling of the Infinity Gems; the debuts of Gamora and Pip the Troll; and an all-out struggle to save the universe joined by the Avengers, Captain Marvel and Spider-Man! Collecting STRANGE TALES (1951) #178-181, WARLOCK (1972) #9-15, AVENGERS ANNUAL #7 and MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE ANNUAL #2.

Jess Camacho is the comic editor of Geeked Out Nation. She likes comics. A LOT. You can find her talking about comics all over the internet. Check out her reviews/features here at GON and her work at Multiversity Comics. Follow her on twitter @CamachoJess or email her at camachojess@geekedoutnation.com